Author: Chima Daniel Nwosu
Co-Author: Okekeuche Eucheria. C
Country : Nigeria
Subject : Educational Management
Abstract
This study hinged on constraints to private sector participation in the development of secondary education in Abia State. The researcher formulated two objectives, two research questions and two hypotheses to guide the work. The population of the study comprised of 190 secondary schools. The sample size of 1500 private and public secondary school staff were drawn through stratified random sampling technique. An instrument called “Constraints to private sector participation in the development of secondary school education assessment questionnaire (CPSPDSEAQ)” was used for data collection. Means, and rank order statistics were used to answer the two research questions, while z-test statistics was used to test the null hypothesis. The following findings were made: private schools, non-governmental organizations, business owners/wealthy individuals, MTN Nigeria and other networks, Banks, Parents Teachers Association (PTA), old students association, Shell Petroleum and other oil companies, and publishing houses fall under private sector that participate in the development of secondary education in Abia state. Private sector participates actively in the development of secondary education in Abia State. The study recommended that government should establish a functional framework for the establishment, control and supervision of private schools in Abia State, Private investors should be encouraged to expand to rural areas to avoid overcrowding in the cities.
Keywords: Constraints, Private Sector, Participation, Development, Secondary Education.
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